The screenplay of “Honest Thief” was co-written by Williams, who produced “The Accountant,” and Steve Allrich, whose previous credits do not ring a bell.
He last did so in Ben Affleck’s “The Accountant,” but that movie did not wrap itself with the aura of credibility that “Honest Thief” seems to want to bring.
Even if you’ve never been to Washington D.C., we’ve all seen enough establishing shots on The West Wing , documentaries about JFK and reruns of The American President to have a rough idea what the place looks like.